Synchronous motor



Oct. 4, 1949. w. L. HANSEN ET AL SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR Filed May 20, 1948 ////////lr//f/////// /JN//N/ r/ INVENTOR WILLIAM HANSEN i JAMES M. HusH (IMM &I JouLwL/rv ATTORNEYS Ptented Oct. 4, 1949 I' sYNcrmoNoUs Mo'roa 4 William L. Hansen, Princeton, Ina and James v M. Bush, Dayton, Ohio, assignors to Hnsen Manufacturing Company. Prineeton, Ina., a. corporation of Indiana Application May 20, 1948. Serial No. 28,228 5 cmim. (Ci. 172478 This invention relates to electric motors, and particularly to' small synchronous electric motors especially adapted for driving ciocks, timers and the like.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide a new type Of construction for small synchronous electric motors which results in a relatively incxpensive structure and one which is easy to manuiacture and assemble.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a novel means of transforming'electrical power into mechanical power, such that commercial electric power at a. frequency of from 50 to 60 cycles per second can readily be converted into relatively slow speed mechanlcal power.

Another object of this invention is to construct a small synchronous electric motor utilizing a, combiration of permanent magnets and electro-magnets such that the portion of the field of the motor which transmits power to the armature or rotor thei-eci is pulsating rather than alternating and whereby the said rotor operates at low speed.

These and other objects and advantages will become more apparent upon reference to the foilowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figura 1 is a plan View of a motor constructed according to this invention; and Figure 2 is a vertical section through the motor and as indicated by the line 2-2 on Figur-el.

Referring to the drawings, the motor of this invention comprises a field structure generally indicated at ia and which consists of the alternately arranged permanent magnets !2 and lt which have their aciacent ends interconnected by the laminated and soft iron magnetic parts s and !8. Coils and 22 are wound on the parts is and s, respectively, and these 'coils are connected with the power lines Ll and L2 and with a. phase shifting means such as the condenser 24 in series with one of the said coils.

As will be seen by the letters on the ends of the several parts of the field structure in Figura 1, the permanent magnets 2 and !4 are arranged in respective opposite directions. That is. in

connection with the permanent magnet 12 the direction from the south pole to the north pole is clockwise, while in connection with the permanent magnet M the direction from thesouth pole,

'substantially degrees. netomotive force acting in the magnetic part IS' 2 tions. However, due to the phase shifting means in the form of the condenser 2& in series with the coii 2%, the current in this coil leads the coil 22 by Accordingly. the magieads that in the part !8 by substantially 90degrees.

As will be seen in Figure 1, the joining ends of 36 of the rotor and the asymmetrical arrangement of the poles of the field structure, different rotor poles will successively align with different field poles during rotation of the rotor in one direction. For example, the rotor 33 rotates clockwise and as shown the lowermost pole thereof is in alignment with the field pole marked I. As the rotor continuessits clockwise rotation, the pole thereof marked a will move into alignment with the field pole marked II; Thereafter the rotor pole marked b will move into alignment with the field pole marked III. Further clockwise rotaton of the rotor wilLbring the pole marked e thereof into alignment withthe field pole marked IV and, finally, further rotation of the rotor in the same direction will bring the pole marked d into alignment 'with the field pole marked I and the entire cycle will recommence.

it will be understand that any suitable means could be provided for'connecting the rotor 34 with the load to be driven. such as the supporting shaft 33 and the gearing to which connects the said shaft with the output shaft 42 It will readily be 'seen that the particular gear ratio existing between the shafts 38 and 42 could be varied at will, depending upon the particular -use to which the motor was to be put, and that the arrangement shown is merely exemplary of the many driving devices that could be employed. v

The operation o! the motor of this invention may be described as follows:

When the coil 22 is actuated as shown in the diagram, field pole I is emitting a maximum &488.689

number oi lines of force or north polarity, and field pole III is emitting no lines of iorce. At the same time. the alternating current coil !I has practically no current flowing through it because of the fact that its current is advanced in phase, upwards of 90 degrees over that of the coil 22. Thereiore, fleld pole H is emitting a iew magnetic lines o! iorce oi polarity south, and the same is true of field pole IV. Thereiore, the lines oi force emitting rrom field pole I complete their magnetic circuit through field poles III and IV. Therefore, without a load on the armature, the armature will assume the position shown in the diagram relative to its poles at the instant under consideration, due to the attraction at field pole I. Ninety electrical degrees later pole II will emit a maximum number oi magnstic lines oi force oi south polarity, poles III and I will emit a small number o! lines o! force, and pole IV will emit no lines oi force. Thereiore, the armature will advance half a pole width so as to bring pole a in juxtaposition with field pole II. Ninety degrees later the armature will advance another half pole width so as to bring pole b in juxtaposition with field pole III, and ninety depole IV, the process thereaiter repeating in the above same sequence. Therefore, the field pole structure constitutes a unidirectional rotating magnetic field, which will allow the armature to be seli-starting, unidirectional, and to have ability to deliver power. i

For the purposes of facilitating the reading o! the drawings, the poles of the permanent magnets l2 and I 4 in Figure 1 are marked N and s, respectively, for indicating the permanent north and south poles thereot. The poles oi the electro magnetic parts IS and I: are similarly marked N and S, but in parenthesis, to indicate that this is an instantaneous value, while the poles for the coil 20 are marked N' and S' to indicate that this polarity is substantially ninety degrees in advance of the polarity of the electromagnet associated with the coil 22.

While the motor of this invention has been shown so a'ranged that only one field pole at a time is active in attracting the armature, it will be evident that it could be so constructed that the two oppositely arranged field poles could be active in any one instant and thereby prevent unbalanced radial thrusts on the armature which might tend to cause noisy operation of the motor or undue loading of the bearings supporting the rotor.

It will further be evident that the exact number of poles in the field structure or on the rotor could be varied to provide for diflerent basic speeds of operation if desired, although, in general, the obtaining oi' different speeds of operation could be taken care of in the gearing 40.

It will be understood that this invention is susceptible to modification in order to adapt it to different usages and conditions, accordingly, it is desired to comprehend such modiflcations within this invention as may !all within the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In an electric motor; a field comprising alternate permanent magnets and electro-magnets arranged end to end to form a ring, field poles extending from the :lunction points of said 4 otsaidiieldpolesasaidrotorrotatesinone direction, means including coils !or exciting said electro-magnets with alternating magnetomotive forces. and means tor obtaining a predeters minedphaseanslebetweenthecurrentsinthe coils o! said electro-magnets.

2. In a synchronous electric motor; a field structure comprising a pair o! permanent magnets and a pair of electro-magnets extending 10 between'the ends of said permanent magnets to form a ring, said permanent magnetsbeing arranged in said ring in respective opposite directions, coils on said electro-magnets, and phase shiiting means associated with one of said coils,

s field poles extending inwardly !rom the junction points oi said magnets, and a multi-pole rotor rotatably mounted between said field poles.

3. In a seli-starting synchronous electric `motor; a iield structure comprising a pair ot' ao permanent magnets and a pair oi electro-mag- !i said electro-magnets, and phase shiiting means grees later the same will be true of pole, c and i associated with one of said coils, pole faces i'ormed at the junction points ot said masnets and electro-magnets, and a multi-pole rotor ro- 'tatably mounted so that the poles thereoi run o in close proximity to the pole faces ot said field 35 poles extending from the junction points oi' said magnets, a rotor having peripheral poles movable adjacent said field poles, said field and rotor poles being arranged so that different of said rotor poles successively align with different of said field poles as said rotor rotates in one direction, a single coil on each said electromagnet wound thereabout between the points oi' abutment thereoi with said permanent magnets for exciting said electro-magnets with alternating magnetomotive forces, and means for obtaining a predetermined phase angle between the currents in the coils of said electro-magnets,

5. In a synchronous electric motor; a field 50 structure comprising a pair oi' permanent magnets and a pair ot electro-magnets extending between the ends of said permanent magnets to form a ring, said permanent magnets being arranged in said ring in respective opposite directions, a single coil on each said electro-magnet wound thereabout between its points of abutment with said permanent magnets, and phase shiting means associated with one of said coils, field poles extending'inwardly from the junction points of said magnets, and a multi-pole rotor 05 WILLIAM L. HANSEN.

J M. KUSH.

BEFERENCES CITED The following reierences are of record in the me 'or this patent:

` UNITED s'rs'ms PATEN'I'B Number g Name r Date 1,952,498 Hansen Mar. 27, 1934' &105.513

Welch Jan. 18,1938 

